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[edit] Sings in Korean?

Is there any evidence that she can sing in Korean? If not, I'll move Korean from the article. Flora 06:40, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

I don't think she can sing korean, but i'm sure she can sing in Spanish, which is very talented. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ChongLi (talk • contribs) 2006-01-27T22:38:10

She sang a translated song from Korea, which translated name is (Chinese:大长今, Pinyin: Dà Chána Jīn)。--Earthengine 17:44, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whistle register

I have re-added her to the Whistle register singers category. She can sing at least F6 as shown in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fmzAcK64A8 - someone in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_talk:Whistle_register_singers said she's reached G6 while singing this same song, but she doesn't do it in that particular recording and I couldn't find one where she does. Mintariel 09:51, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

15:43, 28 November 2006 Kudeh (Talk | contribs) (Verifiable sources still missing re: whistling ability) What's that mean? I gave a source above. Mintariel 06:10, 29 November 2006 (UTC)


i think this is a better video of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDdVNptxAU

Carbacca 22:53, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re-naming the Article

I think this article should be renamed as Jane Zhang, just for convenience sake. Omghgomg 10:23, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Convenience is irrelevant with redirects but support renaming per WP:UE and the subject's own preference. See references and external links, especially her official website, JaneZhang.com. —  AjaxSmack  05:04, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

Jane's passionately interpreted melodies promise to solidify her status in the Mando-pop market., I don't think this statement is NPOV. Flora 02:57, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Finalthree2006.jpg

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BetacommandBot 18:51, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Done. σмgнgσмg 00:32, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

Fix the references so that they are all the same. Put all the names of webpages outside of the link. --andreasegde 19:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean? σмgнgσмg 11:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
Looks like it's been done now. I changed the Youtube ref to show where it came from. --andreasegde 11:51, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Review

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Comments:

  1. The picture in the infobox needs a little context. ie. Jane Zhang in 2007 or Jane Zhang at event X... just something to contextualize the picture.
  2. What justification do you have for Fair Use for Finalthree2006.jpg you already have a free picture of her for the article (and a fair use one wouldn't qualify for a living person anyways) and certainly the photograph shows nothing about the competition that couldn't be accurately and appropriately conveyed with words alone. Unless there's a good reason to keep it up there, it needs to be deleted.
  3. The lead needs to conform to WP:LEAD. Specifically, it needs to touch upon every major point made in the article, which is currently does not do. For example, there's nothing in the lead about the "2006 – update" section. It also contains facts that are not present in the body of the article, such as her vocal register, another violation of WP:DATE.
  4. All one-two sentence paragraphs need to be either expanded or merged with the surrounding paragraphs, as they cannot stand alone. On further review, the sections are borderline proseliney.
  5. Youtube is not a reliable source to source something like her vocal range. This need to be cited with a better link.
  6. Some statements require citations:
    The first two "paragraphs" of "2005: Super Girl competition"
    Where are the citations/reference for the "Performances in Super Girl competition" section?
    The first two "paragraphs" of "2005-2006: The One"
  7. "This usage originally came from Hong Kong years ago, but nowadays more people use it." (2005: Super Girl competition) This phrase will not date properly, as today's "nowadays" will not be the same "nowadays" 100 years from now. This needs to be reworded.
  8. The "2005: Super Girl competition" section needs a little more explanation. What is the "Super Girl" competition, how important is it, how big is it etc. etc. You touch on this in the lead, but then do not expand upon or even restate these facts in the main body of the article.
  9. "After the completion of the competition, Zhang was invited to visit her alma mater in Sichuan University during its orientation week celebration in early September." Why was her university career not even mentioned in the "Early years" section? What did she major in? How long did she go there? etc. etc. Just one hint that "broadness of coverage" may not be present here.

I started doing a copyedit, but I stopped when I realized that this article needs, if not some significant rewriting, then at least some serious time working on prose, content and grammar. Normally, when a review encounters minor problems, the article is put on hold for a period of up to seven days. In this case, however, I think that this article would benefit from a project-specific peer review, or at least some time taken to carefully mold the prose and have fresh eyes look over it (another editor perhaps), something I feel would benefit from more than a week's work/break. For that reason, I am failing the article at this time. Once these concerns have been addressed, you may renominate the article. If you feel that this review is in error, you may take it to WP:GAR. Thank you for your work thus far. Cheers, CP 19:53, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

All addressed. σмgнgσмg 10:43, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Prose

I think a lot of the nitpicks I have with the prose are related to the sheer number of run-on sentences there are. A lot of the time, two clauses will be joined by either a comma or "and", even though one sentence could very well be omitted. Example: "Zhang was the only Asian female singer who received an invitation to participate[42] and it was reported that Craig Williams recommended Zhang to the organiser of the event." Does it REALLY matter if Craig Williams recommended her to the organizer? If it does, it should stand on its own, seeing as the rest of the paragraph deals with Jane Zhang's involvement with the event. Pandacomics 21:45, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, be bold. Improve on the article as you see fit. σмgнgσмg 21:56, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] GA Pass

Based on the issues addressed above, passing. Some more things to improve on:

  • Ref 9 - there shouldn't be a space between ref and full stop.
  • "Label(s) Huayi Brothers Corp. [1]" - No refs in infobox, please.
  • Sources 18, 20, 30 and 31 contain redlinks.

Otherwise, well done - GA! — H2O —  09:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More comments

More geared towards FA...

  • "Also, she had been given the nickname "The Dolphin Princess" during the competition[3]due to her ability to sing the whistle register.[4] " - sentences shouldn't start with also, the ref should come after some punctuation.
  • "They have given her this nickname because Chinese musicians refer to the whistle register as the dolphin vocal sound" - Previous sentence was in past tense, this one isn't (the same...)
  • "Her debut album was titled The One and it was produced by Craig Williams.[6]" - "Zhang's debut album was titled The One, and was produced by Craig Williams.[6]"
  • "humanitarian relief.[8]Other artists" - Need a space after the ref
  • Work place is one word (workplace)
  • Many refs need publisher info (see {{cite web}})
  • "to buy cassettes.[10]After graduatin" - Space after ref
  • "In 2005, she entered the local Chengdu preliminaries" - She --> Zhang
  • "Her fans called themselves "Liang Fen" (凉粉)" - Traditional and simple Chinese....
  • "As such, she has been recognized by the professional judges and audiences as the most talented singer and even regarded by some critics to be one of the top-level foreign language singers in China. [20] " - No space before ref
  • "The E.P. contains six" - E.P. --> EP
  • "Craig Williams.[6]She also collaborated " - Space after ref
  • "with Celine Dion and R. Kelly. [36] The album " - No space ref
  • "en's Fund. [47]" - No space before ref (this seems to be the main issue)

Yeah...that's mostly all I could find. Dihydrogen Monoxide 10:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

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